Environmental Construction Inspector

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Here at Morrison Hershfield, now Stantec, we are committed to providing flexible work arrangements, to assist employees in fulfilling their multiple responsibilities at work, at home and in the community. Flexible work arrangements provide additional options for work schedules and locations. As we focus on project delivery, clients and staff, we have several working options available for working at Morrison Hershfield, now Stantec.

Morrison Hershfield (MH) is a leading provider of engineering, planning, environmental services and sustainable design, and we have a wide range of federal, provincial, municipal and private clients. We provide practical environmental solutions for interesting and complex projects across Canada.

MH’s Environmental Business Unit is looking for a Construction Inspector to join our growing Ecology East Team. The successful candidate will provide support to our Ecology team by completing erosion and sediment control (ESC) inspections, water quality monitoring, as well completing species specific reviews which may include Species at Risk (SAR), vegetation, and fish and fish habitat. Additionally, they would have an opportunity to support biologists within our team on a range of environmental inventories and impact assessment projects.

Responsibilities :

• Plan and conduct environmental inspections at project work sites to ensure conformance with Tender Documents, Erosion and Sediment Control Plans, Design Drawings and Permits / Approvals
• Review sites for SAR, invasive species, and complete fish salvage works.
• Record site observations using detailed notes and photo documentation.
• Ensure compliance with various permit conditions and environmental specifications.
• Attend regular virtual and site meetings with construction team which may include client, Contractor and environmental regulatory authorities.
• Complete water quality sampling including pH and turbidity monitoring.
• Identify and resolve construction related issues and ability to collaborate with Contract Administrator Staff or Contractor.
• Liaise with Construction teams (CA or Contractor) while ensuring quick turn-around times.
• Prepare detailed construction inspection summaries following site visits.
• Balance a workload of multiple projects while developing tracking mechanisms to track project status and ensure inspection visits are completed as needed.
• Ability to support biologists on an as-needed basis with fieldwork including existing conditions studies for SAR, breeding birds, vegetation, and fish and fish habitat.

Qualifications :

Assets :

Job Type : Regular

Job Profile : For internal use

Ecologist II

Attention Staffing & Recruitment Agencies : Morrison Hershfield, now Stantec, will not pay fees for recruitment activities related to the hiring of a candidate unless a written service agreement has been established between a duly authorized representative of our Corporate Human Resources department and the recruitment / placement firm. In addition, in order to qualify for recruitment fees, all candidate resumes must be submitted to Morrison Hershfield, now Stantec, through our Corporate Human Resources department. Resumes and profiles sent to our managers without the express agreement of our Corporate Human Resources department will not be eligible for a fee.